weird suggestion - would this be safe?

msange727

so this is kinda getting in shape-relatedish... i need my hair to grow. i already take vitamins and eat a decent amount of protein and healthy stuff, but a friend of mine suggested using pre-natal vitamins for their amazing nail and hair-growth magic. anyone know if that's safe to do if you're not pregnant?

FavoriteOne

Totally safe. My doctor told me it would be fine for me to take those for hair & nails too!

Julz629

I've heard that, and by PCP approved it.  As soon as I am done with my current bottle of multivitamins, I am switching. 

(I might have to hide the bottle from FI so he doesn't freak out, LOL)

raynes

From what I've heard, they don't really make things grow faster, just nicer.  I think someone here has had experience with that...

And FWIW, why grow out your hair for your wedding?  Don't you want to look like you?  Just my $0.02.

cac847

I posted an article a few weeks ago about how getting too much folic acid has been linked to an increased risk for cancer. Here it is again:

http://www.prevention.com/health/nutrition/healthy-eating-tips/is-your-breakfast-giving-you-cancer/article/7518212f04527210VgnVCM10000030281eac____

And another article about it:
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20091117/folic-acid-b12-may-increase-cancer-risk

A lot of the research on manufactured vitamins lately has been finding that they're not as great as we once thought they were. If you're eating a healthy diet, you shouldn't need any kind of vitamin supplementation. And if you're taking a multivitamin, you're already getting 100% DV of folic acid. Along with a prenatal vitamin you'd be getting 2-3x the recommended daily value. The upper limits are there for a reason, and contrary to popular belief, megadosing on vitamins does not provide any extra benefit just getting the recommended dosage doesn't.

msange727

thanks for the input ladies - my hair does tend to grow pretty quickly, but i used be an "experimenter" (with a mom and best friend who are both hairstylists, who wouldn't be? lol) and i would color/chemically treat my hair at the drop of a hat, so it's damaged. i may try the biotin to help strengthen it while it grows out.

cac - i've read something like that too, about how vitamins are mostly fillers nowadays. what is with this country and our sabatoged diets?!

raynes - i'm trying to hurry up re-growth from a poorly-thought-out cut! when i cut my hair this last time (about 4 inches), our date was still set for next november... and i thought i'd love my new cut. i don't! haha and now we've moved the date up, and i'm a little concerned because said hairdresser mom has sweet updo abilities. :]

raynes

To me, growing your hair out to have an "updo" just for your wedding (when you normally have short-ish hair) is weird.  But maybe that's because I stuck with my "normal" hair.

True, it may be harder to find inspiration pics for shorter hair, but if that's what is "you" then I say you want to be "you" on your wedding.

My bios have my hair in them!

I can understand growing our a less than loved chop though.  I'm currently trying to work around growing out some bangs.

msange727

your wedding hairdo was great! blonde chicks always look awesome with shorter hair - you can see the cut a lot better. :]

i agree about the wedding-specific hair-growing... i cut mine (i should add that it was pretty long, as was always the case) to look more "professional," but it's actually just more work.  right now it's almost shoulder-length, and i miss the rest of it. *sigh*

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I use Aveda products on my hair (especially the weekly conditioner for damaged hair - damage remedy treatment) and I think they work great. Also, don't wash your hair everyday - the shampoo strips out the good oil if you overwash.

msange727

grrrace -- good guess! i use moroccan oil everyday! i have curly hair that i beat the hell out of with straightening, and it definitely helps keep the ends from splitting - miracle!

mery - i know, i know, i commit like all of the cardinal sins of keeping hair healthy but i cannot go without showering because my hair is so fine... any oil on it, and i look like a total greaseball. especially after i work out, i'm drenched in sweat, and that's an everyday event! i wish i could go without it - it'd save me so much time! :]

Steph0871

I switched to pre-natal vitamins a few weeks ago when my multi-vitamin ran out.  My hair fees a little nicer.  I don't think it's growing a whole lot faster though?

I originally switched, because I wanted the extra iron.

erollis

The extra iron in the prenatal vitamins is great! Especially since I have been anemic in the past. The prenatal is what the doctor recommended for anemia. My hair has gotten bad since I moved so I just started up on the prenatals again. I hope my hair improves because this humidity is killing my hair.